With significantly fewer fans expected to be at games in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league is preparing itself for some revenue loss. The NFL has already begun the process of attempting to mitigate these losses, most recently by selling advertising spaces stadiums.
While that will stop some of the bleeding, it won’t make a real dent in the losses many in the league are projecting.
Some analysts see the cap going from its current figure of $198.2 million to potentially as low as $135-140 million if ticket revenues are lost. Let’s say the NFL saves some money by selling ads in stadiums and working on other revenue streams.